Mounting for doll eyes



Aug.'1l, 1931. s. MARCUS ETAL I 1,818,635.

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MOUNTING FOR DOLL EYES Filed March 29. 1928 4 Sheets-Sheet 4' \N/ I a I'1 4 Q N if \Q- a "m lmm 'll! II in H HWENTORS J'mzwlffarrus PatentedAug. 11, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SAMUEL MARCUS, OF RIVERDALE,AND ALEXANDER KO'NOFF, OF NEW YoRK N. 'Y.,

ASSIGNORS, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, T MARGON CORPORATION, OF NEW YORK,

N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK MOUNTING FOR DOLL EYES Application.filed March 29, 1928.

This invention relates to mountings for doll eyes, being in the natureof an improvement upon the mountings shown and described in the pendingapplications of Alexander Konoif, Serial No. 161,915, filed January18th, 1927, and Samuel Marcus, Serial No. 163,610, filed January 26th,1927.

In the mounting of eye sets within doll 7 heads a most importantrequirement is that the eye balls shall have a proper fit within the eyesockets of the head at all times, being neither too loose for goodappearance or too tight for easy movement to open and closed positions.

In the Konofi' application mentioned the mountingdevice illustratedtherein is of a character such that it will automatically ease the eyeballs backwardly a given distance out of contact with the eye sockets coincident with the final manipulation of the mounting device at the timewhen the eye set is being attached into the head, the balls having beenpreviously held by the operator in tight engagement with. the sockets.

In the Marcus application mentioned the mounting device illustratedtherein is of simllar character, only the mechanical means for easyingthe eye balls back being 4 somewhat improved.

According to the present invention the mounting device, like those inthe mentioned applications, is intended to engage the mid portion of theusual cross rod upon which the eye balls are mounted and to be, in turn,

engaged with, or fitted into, a socket provided to receive it at therear of the nose portion of the doll head. Instead however,

of embodying features for automatically i easing back the cross rod andeye balls as in Serial No. 265,539;

even thoughthe proportions of the different heads may vary to a greatextent.

An object of the present improvement therefore is to provide a mountingdevice which may be readily and conveniently connected with the crossrod of the eye set and which may be as readily and conveniently attachedin position within the doll head, such mounting device being at the sametime of a character providing a wide range of elasticity or flexibilityas regards the connection of the cross rod therewith.

A further object is to provide simple and efficient means by which tohold the mounting device against accidental displacement from itsattached position.

A further object is to provide means effective for holding the mountingdevice connected with the remainder of the eye set during the time priorto the mounting of the set within the doll head as well as during theact of mounting the eye set within the head.

A further object is to provide a mounting device which is adapted to behandled and attached into a doll head by the use of a simple form oftool. p

A further object is to provide a simple form of tool for the purpose ofhandling the mounting device and by which to effect attachment of thedevice, with the eye set, into a doll head.

Other objects and aims of the invention,

more or less specific than those referred to In the accompanyingdrawings which are to be taken as a part of this specification,

and in which we have shown merely a preferred form of embodiment of theinvention:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary vertical sectional View through the nose portionof a doll head and illustrating an eye set mounting device in operativeposition therein.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevational View of the structure seen in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary side elevational View of the pivot portion ofthe mounting device seen in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional View taken upon the plane of line IVIVof Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a similar sectional View but showing a spring retentionfeature of the mounting device. v

Fig. 6 is a side elevational view of the mounting device as seen in Fig.1 but the mounting device being here illustrated in position prior toactual connection with the doll head.

Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 6 but illustrating a modifiedconstruction of the mounting device.

Fig. 8 is a similar View illustrating a further modification.

Fig. 9 is similar to Fig. 8 but illustrating the mounting device of saidFig. as it appears in its attached position.

Figs. 10 and 11 are Views similar to Figs. 8 and 9 but illustrating afurther modified form of the mounting device.

Figs. 12 and 13 are vertical sectional views illustrating a stillfurther modified form of mounting device.

Figs. 14 and 15 are views similar to Figs. 12 and 13 but illustratingyet another moditied form.

Figs. 16 and 17 are similar views illustrating a still further modifiedform of the mounting device.

Fig. 18 is a side elevational view of a tool employed for attaching themounting device within a doll head, portion of the tool being shown invertical section, and there being illustrated in section a doll head asit appears in co-operative relation with the mounting device and thetool during the operation of attaching an eye set within a doll head,and

Fig. 19 is a top plan view of the tool seen in Fig. 18.

Referring to the drawings for describing in detail the severalstructures shown therein, and referring first to the structureillustrated in Figs. 1 to 6, the reference eh aracter L indicates aportion of a doll head, namely that portion which includes the nose 1and the two eye sockets as 2 and 3, the latter being spaced of course atopposite sides of the nose 1 in the usual relationship.

At the rear surface of the head and intermediate the eye sockets 2 and3, that is in the nose portion of the head, the material 01 the head issuitably thickened and strengthened for supporting a pair of inwardlyprojecting lugs as 4 and 5 which are spaced apart in a verticaldirection one above and the other below the plane of a straight linebetween the eye openings or sockets 2 and 3, said lugs defining betweenthem a socket as 6 intended to receive the mounting, or attaching,device G of the eye set.

The eye set may be of any appropriate construction including thecustomary eye-balls as HH, a cross rod as 7 and a gravity control partor parts as 8 by which the eyes are intended to rotate upon. or withrespect to the cross rod into open and closed positions.

The eye sockets 2 and 3 of the head are concaved to fit substantially tothe spherical contours of the outer surfaces of the eye balls H and areof such extent that they may be readily utilized as bearings withinwhich the eye-balls have frictional engagement adapting th i n to rotateabout the axial centre line of: the cross rod which preferably extendsthrough the spherical centers of the eye-balls.

The mounting or attaching device G serves the purpose of exerting alight but constant pressure forwardly against the cross rod, at a pointintermediate the eye-balls, for bolding the eye-balls in easy operativeengagement against the walls of the eye sockets, and to stand aseliicient guard. against pen maucnt displacement ot the eyes from thesockets in the event of any abnormal force being applied to remove theeyes from the sockets, as by the pressure of a childs finger through theeye openings, or by the force of a blow as when the doll head is strucka blow exteriorally.

The mounting or attaching device G consists of two separately termedmembers as 9 and 10 pivotally connected together at 11 a pointintermediate their length. They are so shaped as to provide a pair oflegs as 12 and 13 which extend forwardly of the pivot 11 adapted tostraddle the cross r. l 7 and having tangs 1 1 and 15 at their forwardends respectively facin g away from each other adapted to be driven intoembedded. relation within the opposite walls 16 and 17 of the lugs i and5 when said legs are forced apart within the socket 6. Y

Rearwardly of the pivot 11 the members 9 and 10 have parts as 18 and 19adapted to interengage with each other for holding the legs 12 and. 13in their spread-apart position. These interengaging, or latch, parts maytake any desired form but in the instance illustrated the part 19consists of a rigid lug which is stationary with the rear end portion ofthe member 10 while the part 18 consists 01 a spring extensionprojecting rearwardly oi": the part 9 and bent over so that an opening29 in the part 18 is adapted to snap into engagement with the part 19when the members 9 and 10 have been operated to force the tangs 1 1 and15 into retaining engagement within the head lugs 4 and 5.

As a means for: retaining the members 9 and 10 in their normalinoperative position prior to insertion and attachment within thesockets 6 of the head there may, if desired, be provided a suitablefriction device which will of course be yieldable when pressure isapplied to spread thelegs 12 and 13. In-the instance illustrated afriction device is shown consisting of a pair of spring arms as 21 and22 carried by the member 10 and having co-operative engagement with: apair of cam like projections as 23 and 24 respectively of the member 9,the engagement of the spring arms with the projections serving to holdthe members 9 and 10 with their rear end portions spread apart untilpressure is applied to cause the spring arms to cam over theprojections, as will be clearly understood from an inspection of Figs. 2and 5.

The pivotal connection between the members 9 and 10 may take anyappropriate form. but in the instance illustrated it is suggested thatone of said members, as the member 9, shall be provided with a pair ofoppositely projecting pivot forming studs 25 and 26 adapted to fit intobearing openings as 27 and 28 provided in the other memher as 10, themember 10 being formed with cam surfaces as 29 adjacent the openings 27and 28, and the studs 25 and 26 being carried upon resilient portions ofthe member 9, whereby to facilitate the easy assembly of the studs intothe bearing openings.

Carried b this mounting, and forming part thereo is a light coil springas 30 adapted to exert a constant pressure against the cross rod in use.

The members 9 and 10 are preferably formed so that collectively they areof a general tubular form, each being of U-shape in cross section, andthe two members being telescoped together so that a desirable tubelikehousing is thus provided within which to contain the spring, the outeror rear end of the housing having the latch member 18 extendingthereacross in position to serve as a backing or support for the rearend of the spring.

While in use within a doll head the forward end of the spring will be inengagement with the rear surface of the cross rod, as illustrated inFig. 1. Prior to application of the device into a doll head, however thetoward each other, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 6.

The fingers 31 and 82 are preferably inclined inwardly toward each otherso that the engagement of the spring with their rearwardly facingsurfaces tends to hold the legs yieldingly toward each other, while theinclined relationship of the forwardly facing surface of said fingersfacilitates and directs the entry of the cross rod relatively into thespace between the legs 12 and 13.

ment with the nose lugs.

ed in Fig. 6, is introduced to the cross rod so that the cross rodenters relatively into the inclined opening formed'by the fingers 31 and32. The space between the adjacent ends of said fingers is slightly lessthan the diameter'of the rod so that entry of the rod will cause aslight spreading apart of the legs 12 and 13. The spring action of theparts 21-24 will at this time be exerting a pressure tending to urge thelegs toward each other so that as soon as the cross rod is passedinwardly beyond the fingers the legs will return to their normalposition and thereafter prevent any accidental separation, of theattaching device from the cross rod. In this condition the attachingdevice will be connected with the cross rod so that these two elementsmay be handled as a single entity for introduction into the interior ofthe doll head, the spring 30 serving meanwhile to hold the two elementsagainst undue loose movement with regard to each other. I

In now introducing the parts into the doll head the two eyes HH arebrought to rest against the walls of the eye sockets 2 and 3 and theforward ends of the legs of the attaching device are introduced into thenose socket 6, and against the bottom or forward wall of said socket,with the tangs' 14 and 15 in position ready for thrusting apart intoembedded relation within the walls 16 and 17 of the nose-lugs, thespring 30 meanwhile having been compressed to a greater or less extentby movement of the attaching device forwardly relative to the cross rod.

The amount of compression of the spring 30 will depend upon the spacebetween the front wall of the socket 6 and the vertical plane of thecross rod and while this will vary in different heads it is intendedthat the spring 30 will be of suflicient elasticity and resiliency toaccommodate a material variation without appreciable difference in thepressure which it exerts against the cross rod for holding the eyes inpivotal engagement within the eye sockets of the head.

After the attaching devicehas been placed in its appointed positionwithin the socket 6 then a suitable force is applied, preferably by theuse of a suitable tool as for instance of the type indicated in Figs. 18and 19 of the drawings, to spread the legs and drive the tangs into firmand permanent engage- The latch parts 18 and 19 snap together at theend'of this operation and prevent any retrogressive movement so. thatthe attaching device is thenceforth firmly and rigidly connected withthe doll head.

It will be observed however that if for any reason it should becomenecessary to remove the eye set from the head after having been once.fixed in position this may be readily accomplished by releasing thelatch parts 18 and 19 and pressing the legs of the attaching devicetogether sufficiently to release the tangs, whereupon theentire set maybe lifted out of the head. In this operation the moving together of thelegs of the attaching device will take place in time to hold the crossrod against relative movement outwardly from between the fingers 31 and32, and hence the cross rod with its eyes etc. will be retainedconnected with the attaching device for unitary handling as at the timeof the original introduction of the set into the head.

It is noteworthy further that during the operation of attaching an eyeset within a doll head the position of the attaching device, in so faras its influence upon the cross rod, eyes and gravity control, areconcerned will be the same irrespective of whether the attaching devicehas been manipulated to drive in the holding tangs or not, and that thisbeing so the set may be temporarily placed in position within the headany number of times and removed for the making of adjustments of theeye-balls, eye-lids, gravity control or other features, in order tobring the irises of the eyes into a proper appearing position withrespect to the eye openings of the head before finally driving in theholding tangs 14 and 15. The driving in of the tangs to fix the set inthe head will in no way alter any of the adjustments.

The modification Fig. 7 is the same in all respects as that hereinabovedescribed except with regard to the latch device employed for holdingthe legs in attaching position. In this modification the latch device ismade sufliciently resilient, as by means of a spring loop portion as 33,to enable it to always exert a pressure against the lug 19 sufiicient tonormally hold the legs of the attaching device in their normalpositions, the spring acting parts 2124 above described being thusrendered unnecessary.

In Figs. 8 and 9 a modification is suggested in which the entireattaching device, excepting the spring 30, is formed from a single pieceof sheet metal bent over upon itself in general U-shape, the connectingportion as 34 of the U being disposed to constitute a back rest for thespring 30 in the same manner as the part 18 in the previous figures. Theform of pivotal engagement between the leg portions is also modified,being here shown to consist of suitable abutting portions as 35 and 36provided upon the opposite legs at a proper locality, ap-' proximatelymid-way in the length of the legs. The connecting portion 34 ispreferably arched and is bendable so that pressure upon the rear ends ofthe legs will cause the portion 34 to be bowed backwardly as indicatedin Fig. 9, the legs meanwhile pivoting upon the portions 35 and 36 so asto throw the forward ends of the legs apart and drive in the tangs.

Suitable portions as 37 and 38 of the legs are arranged for used asabutments to limit the extent to which the legs may be moved for drivingthe tangs.

In the modification Figs. 10 and 11 the structure is substantially thesame as in Figs. 8 and 9 except that in this instance the pivot betweenthe two legs is provided by abutting portions as 89 and 40 of the legs,said portions being in effect mere continuations of the parts 37 and 38above referred to and so arranged as to place the pivot at anappropriate locality with respect to the length of the legs.

In the modification Figs. 12 and 13 a structure is illustrated whichincludes a tubular housing as 41 for containing the spring 30 in thesame general relation in the previous figures. The rear end of thehousing has inturned flanges 4242 serving as a rear abutment for thespring, and opposite side walls of the housing are provided withlongituoinal slots as 4343 for accommodating the cross rod. The housingis closed at its forward .end by a wall member which is in the form of atoggle providing two leg parts as 44 and 45. The toggle is normallybowed backwardly and the forward ends of the leg parts are connectedwith upper and lower forward end wall parts 46 and 47 of the housing, asindicated in Fig. 12. When this attaching device has been introducedinto the socket 6 a pressure is applied for straightening out the legs44 and 45 and thereby driving their outer ends, with the portions 46 and47, into embedded relation with the nose lugs,

The modification illustrated in Figs. 14 and 15 is along the line of thestructure suggested in Figs. 12 and 13, the essential difference beingonly that the toggle member 4445 is a separately formed and looselyconnected part having its forward or outer ends slidable throughopenings as 4848 of the housing. The straightening out of the togglewill cause the projecting end portions to be driven into the nose lugsin the manner as illustrated in Fig. 15.

In the modification shown in Figs. 16 and 17 the structure is similar tothe structure Figs. 1 to 7, the essential difference being that thelatch device employed for holding the two legs in attaching positionconsists of two resilient arms as 49 and 50, one carried at the rear endof each leg. They project toward each other and. at their adjacent endshave hook portions as 51 and 52 for snap engagement when the legs areforced into attaching position as in Fig. 17.

It is particularly pointed out with respect to this modification thatthe spring 80, in bearing equally against both of the arms 49'-50, tendsto swing the legs into the inoperative position Fig. ,16, therebyholding thefingers '31 and 32 close together for retaining the cross rodas hereinabove referred to, thus obviating the necessity for use of andauxiliary spring for accomplishing this result and enabling the unitaryhandling of the eye set preparatory to attachment within a doll head.

With respect to the structure Figs. 8 to 11 it will be understood thatthe single-piece form of the attaching device provides means for holdingthe legs in either their inoperative or operative positions, said meansbeing found in the connecting por tions 34 which when in the conditionshown in Figs. 8 and 10 serve to hold the legs in inoperativeposition,-and which when in the condition Figs. 9 and 11 serve to holdthe legs in operative or attaching position.

The tool illustrated in Figs. 18 and 19 consists of a suitable bracketas 58 which may be mountedfor instance upon a wall or other appropriatesupport as 54. Projecting from this bracket is astationary arm having ahook as .56 at its outer or upper end. Slidable with respect to the arm55 is a second arm as 57, and asuitable operating handle as 58 isarranged for sliding the arm 57 between suitable limits which may beadjustably determined as by means of stops 59, 60, 61 and 62.

'The, upper or outer end of the arm 57 provides a shoulder or hook as 63in opposition to the hook 56 said two hooks being adapted to receivebetween them one of the attaching devices hereinabove described, as forinstance that illustrated in Figs. 16 and 17, suitable projections as64: and 65 of the legs of the attaching device being adapted to beengaged by the books 56 and 63 for operating the legs of the attachingdevice.

The arms 55 and 57 are guided with re spect to each other by anyappropriate means as for instance the connecting bolt 66 which iscarried by the arm 55 and which engages within a longitudinal slot 67 ofthe arm 57.

Movement of the handle 58 will open the jaws provided by hooks 56 and 63for the accommodation of the attaching device of an eye set, thussupporting the eye set upon the tool in position to be moved relativelyinto a doll head as for instance clearly indicated in Fig. 18, andsubsequent manipu' lation of the handle will so operate the attachingdevice as'to drive the tangs thereof into the nose lugs, whereupon thetool may be removed at will.

It will be understood of course that the particular form of the hooks orother parts provided upon the arms 55 and 57 for en: gaging andoperating the legs ofthe attach ing device may take any appropriate formfor best providing an operating grip of the arms upon said legs, as willbe readily understood.

As many changes could be made in this construction without departingfrom the scope of the invention as defined in the following claims, itis intended that all matter contained in the above description, or shownin the accompanying drawings, shall be interpreted as illustrative onlyand not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described our invention what We claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. An eye set comprising a pair of eyesintended to rotatively engage within the eye sockets of a doll head, across rod upon which the eyes are mounted spaced apart, a gravitycontrol for the eyes, and a separately formed attaching device, saidattaching device comprising a pairof leg portions pivotally' connectedtogether and loosely straddling the cross rod in a position intermediatesaid pair of eyes, said legs having means to engage portions of a dollhead for fixing the attaching device to the doll head by relativepivotal movement of the legs, and a spring arranged between said legs"adapted for exerting a yielding pressure against the cross rod. i

2. An eye set comprising a pair of eyes intended to rotatively engagewithin the eye sockets of a doll head, a cross rod upon which the eyesare mounted spaced apart,

a gravity control for the eyes, and a sepa' rately formed attachingdevice, said math: ing device comprising a pair of leg portionspivotally connected together and arranged to loosely straddle the crossrod in' a position intermediate said pair of eyes, said legs havingtangs thereon adapted to engage portions of a doll head for fixing theattaching device to the doll head by movement of the legs, and a springarranged between said legs adapted for exerting a yielding pressureagainst the cross rod, together with means for retaining the legs inattaching position.

3. An eye set comprising a pair of eyes intended to rotatively engagewithin the eye sockets of a doll head, a cross rod upon which the eyesare mounted spaced apart, a gravity control for the eyes, and aseparately formed attaching device, said attaching device comprising apair of leg portions pivotally connected together and arranged toloosely straddle the cross rod in a position intermediate said pair ofeyes, said legs having tangs thereon adapted to engage portions of adoll head for fixing the attaching device to the doll head by movementof the legs, and a spring arranged between said legs adapted forexerting a yielding pressure against the cross rod, together with snapacting means for retaining the legs in attaching position.

4. An eye set comprising a pair of eyes intended to rotatively engagewithin the eye sockets of a'doll head, a cross rod upon which the eyesare mounted spaced apart, a gravity control for the eyes, and aseparately formed attaching device, said attaching device includingportions movable with respect to each other for engaging parts of a dollhead to fiX the attaching device to the doll head, said portions beingshaped to collectively constitute a structure of general tubular form acoil spring arranged within the hollow of said structure, one end ofsaid structure being closed to provide an abu ment for the adjacent endof said coil spring, and the opposite end of said structure being opento loosely receive the cross rod into engagement with the second end ofthe coil spring.

5. An eye set comprising a pair of eyes intended to rotatively engagewithin the eye sockets of a doll head, a cross rod upon which the eyesare mounted spaced apart, a gravity control for the eyes, and aseparately formed attaching device, said attaching device includingportions movable with respect to each-other for engaging parts of a dollhead to fix the attaching device to the doll head, said portions beingshaped to collectively constitute a structure oi general tubular form acoil spring arranged within the hollow of said structure, means forretaining the movable parts of the structure in attaching positionarranged to provide an abutment at one end of the structure forreceiving pressure from the adjacent end of the coil spring, and theopposite end of said structure being open to loosely receive the crossrod into engagement with the second end of the coil spring.

6. An eye set comprising a pair of eyes intended to rotatively engagewithin the eye sockets of a doll head, a cross rod upon which the eyesare mounted spaced apart, a gravity control for the eyes, and anattaching device, said attaching device being separately formed andincluding a pair of members pivotally connected together at a pointintermediate their length, said members being shaped so as collectivelyto define a general tubular body, the ends of said members at one sideof the pivot providing a pair of legs movable toward and away from eachother about said pivot, means provided upon said legs adapted to fix theattaching device to a doll head as the result of spreading apart of saidlegs, and a spring arranged in the space between said two members havinga portion disposed for engaging the cross rod to yieldingly urge thecross rod in one direction with respect to the attaching device,together with mean provided by said members at the opposite side ofthepivot for retaining said members with the first ends thereof spreadapart.

7. An eye set comprising a pair of eyes intended to rotatively engagewithin the eye sockets of a doll head, a cross rod upon which the eyesare mounted spaced apart, a gravity control for the eyes, and anattaching device, said attaching device separately formed and includinga pair of members pivotally connected together at a point intermediatetheir length, said members be ing shaped so as collectively to define ageneral tubular body, the ends of said members at one side of the pivotproviding a pair of legs movable toward and away from each other aboutsaid pivot, means provided upon said legs adapted to fix the attachingdevice to a doll head as the result of spreading apart of said legs, aspring arranged in the space between said two members, and means wherebysaid spring will yieldingly retain said legs against spreading apart,there being an opening provided by which said spring may be brought intoengagement with the cross rod for exerting pressure laterally againstthe crossrod when the attaching device is assembled with the cross rod,together with means for retaining the legs spread apart in use.

8. An attaching device for eye sets, said attaching device including apair of members pivotally connected together at a point intermediatetheir length, said members being shaped so as collectively to define ageneral tubular body, the ends of said members at one side of the pivotproviding a pair of legs movable toward and away from each other aboutsaid pivot, means provided upon said legs adapted to fix the attachingdevice to a doll head as the result of spreading apart of said legs, aspring arranged in the space between said two members, means wherebysaid spring will yieldingly retain said legs against spreading apart,there being an opening between said legs by which the legs may be movedinto position straddling a portion of an eye set in a manner such thatthe mentioned portion of the eye set will engage said spring to beinfluenced thereby, and means to hold said legs spread apart whendesired.

9. An attaching device for eye sets, said attaching device including apair of members pivotally connected together at a point intermediatetheir length, said members being shaped so as collectively to define ageneral tubular body, the ends of said members at one side of the pivotproviding a pair of legs movable toward and away from each other aboutsaid pivot, means provided upon said legs adapted to fix the attachingdevice to a doll head as the result of spreading mentioned portion ofthe eye set will engage apart of said legs, a spring arranged in thesaid spring to be influenced thereby. space between said two members,means to In testimony whereof we afiix our slgnayieldingly retain saidlegs against spreadtures. ing apart, there being-an opening betweenSAMUEL MARCUS.

said legs by which the legs may be moved AL N ONO into positionstraddling a portion of an eye set in a manner such that the mentionedportion of the eye set will engage said spring 10 to be influencedthereby, and means to hold 75 said legs spread apart when desired.

10. An attaching device for eye sets, said attaching device including apair of members pivotally connected together at a point intermediatetheir length, said members at so one side of the pivot thereof havingmeans adapted to fix the attaching device to a doll head as the resultof spreading apart of the members about said pivot, means to yieldinglyretain said members against spread- 85 ing apart, a spring carried bysaid members, there being an opening between said members by which themembers may be moved into position straddling a portion of an eye set ina manner such that the mentioned 90 portion of the eye set will engagesaid spring to be influenced thereby, and means to hold said membersspread apart when desired.

11. An attaching device for eye sets, said attaching device including apair of mem- 95 bers pivotally connected together at a pointintermediate their length, said members at one side of the pivot thereofhaving means adapted to fix the attaching device to a doll head as theresult of spreading apart of the 100 members about said pivot, and thepivotal connection between said members comprising interengaging pivotparts certain of which are yieldably supported to thereby permit snapassembly of said members into 5 pivotal engagement with each other.

12. An attaching device for eye sets, said attaching device including apair of members pivotally connected together at a point intermediatetheir length, said members being shaped so as collectively to define ageneral tubular body, the ends of said members at one side of the pivotproviding a pair of legs movable toward and away from each 7 50 otherabout said pivot, means provided upon said legs adapted to fix theattaching device to a doll head as the result of spreading apart of saidlegs, spring fingers provided one upon each of said members adapted tointerengage with each other for holding the mentioned ends of saidmembers against movement toward each other after being spread apart, anda spring arranged in the 60 space between said two members engaging saidspring fingers to yieldingly retain said legs against spreading apart,there being an opening between said legs by which the legs may be movedinto position straddling a por- 65 tion of an eye set in a manner suchthat the

